Shloka 4
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय २५: संजयदूतवाक्यम्
Sañjaya’s Envoy-Speech on Peace
धर्मोदयं सुखमाशंसमाना: कृच्छोपायं तत्त्वतः कर्म दुःखम् । सुखं प्रेप्सुर्विजिघांसु श्न दुःखं य इन्द्रियाणां प्रीतिरसानुगामी
sañjaya uvāca | dharmodayaṃ sukham āśaṃsamānāḥ kṛcchopāyaṃ tattvataḥ karma duḥkham | sukhaṃ prepsur vijighāṃsuś ca duḥkhaṃ ya indriyāṇāṃ prītirasānugāmī ||
サンジャヤは言った。「ダルマより生ずる幸福を望む者は、真実として知る。苛烈で困難な手段によって追い求められる行為は、ついには苦となる。感官の喜ぶ味わいに従う者は、楽を得て苦を滅せんとして行うが、実のところその行いはことごとく苦に変わる。なぜなら、それは苦しみを伴う手段によってのみ成就するからである。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Happiness grounded in dharma is distinct from pleasure pursued through the senses. When one chases sense-tastes, actions are driven by craving for pleasure and aversion to pain, but such actions end up producing suffering because their means are inherently burdensome and morally unstable.
Sañjaya is reflecting on the motives behind human action: some aspire to dharma-born happiness, while others pursue sensory enjoyment. He highlights that the latter, though aimed at pleasure and the removal of pain, results in further suffering due to the difficult and troubling means required.